Don't worry... You're all tulkus ... incarnations of beings who have taken the bodhisattva vow to raise all sentient beings to the level of complete enlightenment...Just because you don't have an important title attached to your name doesn't mean that you haven’t appeared in this life to fulfill your bodhisattva vow.... Historically, the term "Rinpoche" referred to a person who is born with a "wealth" or "precious inheritance" of knowledge, whereas nowadays, it often refers to a person born into a wealthy family....Be grateful that you don't have a title...and rest assured that you entered this life and have the opportunity to continue in the stream of Buddhist teachings as a result of the vows and practices you engaged in during previous lives.
-- Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Crazy Wisdom, Shambhala Publications
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